I was also just not quite feeling it, tired? Mentally more than anything. Fighting a bit internally?
Finished King's Running Man. Absolutely fabulous, ridiculously indulgently good.
Then in a moment of, let's totally wreck myself, I watched Enders game finally. Read the book a long time ago, the characters were nothing like they were in my head. And the ending is always tough, book or film.
Bonus of skipping smackdown was that instead of riding to get dinner finished before riding, I had time. So I watched. I def ate too much today but also... *Shrug*
I started the day with coffee then film developing. Three rolls. One that I finished the day I left. Last few frames walking around. Two that I shot in Seattle.
The processing for the Arista is great. I did the roll of Kentmere 400 and the emulsion doesn't seem to like the washing, too long maybe? Not sure. But now that it's dry it seems fine. Wondering if that's an Illford characteristic or that film specifically. Guess I should buy some HP5 to compare. I should load up the roll of JCH, take a walk while down at ship street tomorrow. And order the batteries for the new acquisition, the only other Leica not made by Leica. The one is the R3 I have that's now working, and this one is the other camera that Minolta made the CL. Based on the logos it was the first run. Based on the condition I don't think it was used much. Still has the original Varta 1.35V weird shaped battery. Unlike the battery for the Pentax, this one is still available, unlike the Pentax, this light meter circuit only works with 1.35V.
I've built a massive pile of film links that are open on the phone. I need to do a link dump and purge. It's mostly photography stuff. But I'm digging it.
Had two really good back to back rides in the woods this weekend. Nothing to fast or hard, but good and fun and solid. On the shifty squishy bike both days too save the legs for today, needlessly. I realized I still ride the shifty bike like the singlespeed. Out of the saddle, lower cadence, infrequently shifting.
Was cooking dinner, got thinking about me and cooking for the kids, and thinking about the recipe drift over time. What did the old stuff taste like compared to this?
Been thinking allot about death, and the finality, and all sorts of redacted stuff. Yeah, I backspaced quite a bit. IYKYK.
The air certainly has cleared up. Doesn't smell like fires any more. I guess I should have just gone to the ride.
Too contemplative today, too mellow. A vacation day at home. Laundry, film developing, shopping trip for things I forgot to get this weekend, finished a book and watched a movie. Drank less coffee than usual. That stuff is getting expensive. Up $5/bag in 3 years.
It's a pretty perfect evening. I should have gone out for smackdown, but I didn't. I'll pretend I'm ramping it up after the week off. Easing back into the intensity. Sounds plausible and deliberate, right?
Amor Fati Motherfuckers
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